IP Spotlight - April 2025

COMPLETE VS CONCISE AI brings with it the ability to process vast amounts of data and generate extremely lengthy documents. In a profession where accuracy and completeness is so important, many practitioners will be tempted to use AI to produce documents (including legal advice, pleadings, written evidence and agreements) that are as comprehensive as possible and cover absolutely all bases. However, it is important for practitioners to resist that temptation. Practitioners should continue to exercise their judgment and take the time to ensure that their documents only include important, relevant information and are as concise as possible. Creating documents that are so unwieldly that they can only be sensibly understood by AI serves neither the interests of clients nor the administration of justice. WHAT NEXT FOR AI IN LEGAL PRACTICE? AI will dramatically change legal practice at an increasingly rapid pace and represents unfamiliar territory for many practitioners. Navigating AI will require difficult decisions around which providers to use, and how and when AI should be used. Practitioners’ ethical obligations are an important framework to guide their decisions, and ensure that practitioners continue providing quality services to clients.

Andrew Mullane Special Counsel

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